Here's how actors who played Queen Elizabeth compare to the real-life monarch

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Queen Elizabeth II should feel pretty flattered: The queen of 65 years has been portrayed as a character in roughly 100 films and TV shows, IMDb records show.

Here are 15 talented performers who have brought the monarch to life on screen, and how they compare to the real thing:

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In Netflix's new series "The Crown," Claire Foy plays Elizabeth in the early days of her reign. She became queen at age 25 when her father died.